Research Progress of Functional Silicone Microspheres by Sol-Gel Process
The functional silicone microspheres are promising in numerous fields due to their excellent mechanical properties provided by inorganic networks,and be functionalized by organic groups.In recent years,to produce functional silicone micro-spheres with different chemical compositions,to modulate their morphology,and to expand their applications have become the fo-cus of researches in the field of polymer microspheres.The paper describes the preparations and characteristics of functional sili-cone microspheres by sol gel process,reviews its applications in chromatographic stationary phase,drug delivery,optical materi-als,wastewater treatment and modifiers,and looks forward to the future development.